The thirteen captains' houses date from the 19th century.
The buildings have been listed as historical monuments in Bremen since 1984.
The Vegesack harbor has existed since 1623. The increasing silting of the Weser made shipping to Bremen more difficult and ultimately prevented it. The harbor thus became increasingly important. The wealthy captains built their houses on Weserstrasse and the surrounding area, while the merchants and shipowners built their villas in Bremen's old town in the 19th century, initially on the Contrescarpe and then in the front of Schwachhausen. After the founding of Bremerhaven (1827) and after the Weser correction (until 1895), the harbor lost importance.
The one- and two-story plastered classicist residential buildings were built from the beginning to the middle of the 19th century.
- Weserstrasse 22, around 1860; Captain Friedrich Wilhelm Rickleff Lauer
- Weserstrasse 23, around 1860; secondary school teacher Carl Vettkötter
- Weserstrasse 24, around 1840; Captain Diedrich Schilling
- Weserstrasse 25 from 1801/1850; Captain Claus Ruyter, later Dr. med. Georg Wilmanns
- Weserstrasse 26, around 1865, Captain Johann Hinrich Behring
- Weserstrasse 26A, around 1865, ship's helmsman Carl Dewers
- Weserstrasse 27, around 1865; Captain Bernhard Hollmann
- Weserstrasse 27A, around 1860; Captain Carl August Vespermann
- Weserstrasse 28, around 1890
- Weserstrasse 29, around 1840
- Weserstrasse 30, around 1850; Captain and shipowner Hinrich Hilken
- Weserstraße 31 from 1801/1850; teacher and local historian Diedrich Steilen
- Weserstraße 32, Kimmstraße, around 1850; Albrecht Wilhelm Roth's house stood here until Kimmstrasse was rebuilt around 1840